EFGS 2026 Conference
30 September – 2 October 2026
Brussels, Belgium
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GSGF Europe: GEOSTAT Information Service
Lars H. Backer Prize
Statistical Atlas
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New dataset on statistical grids
Eurostat released some new datasets of statistical grids. These datasets contain squared grid cell geometries covering the European land territory, for various resolutions from 1km to 100km. Base statistics such as 2006 and 2011 population figures, the land area, the...
Measuring urban accessibility for low-carbon modes
How many people can you reach by public transport, bicycle or on foot in European cities? A new DG REGIO working paper has just been published: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/information/maps/low-carbon-urban-accessibility It measures access to public...
Towards a name for each town
Obviously, each town has a name. But in a system of grid-based urban/rural classifications, towns are defined as clusters of 1 km² grid cells. These grid-based towns do not have any a-priori name. Still, providing names to these units can be useful to facilitate...
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EFGS 2019 Conference Manchester presentations available
We would like to inform that presentations and posters from EFGS 2019 Conference Manchester are now available to download from here
The integration of statistical and geospatial information – a call for political action in Europe
Executive Committee of UN-GGIM: Europe has identified a list of issues to be addressed nationally and internationally, and presents these recommendations for coordinated action in all European countries through a Policy Paper prepared by UN-GGIM: Europe WG Data...